What type of music do you like? I like Kygo, Imagine Dragons and Martin Garrix.

If you had a superpower, what would it be?To be able to teleport yourself to wherever you want, whenever you want. ​What's the first app you used this morning? I use Twitter, then Line, then Discord, then CR. Same order every day.

How long have you played Clash Royale?I used to play a little bit of Clash Of Clans because my two brothers and one sister played it. One day my brother (OneHive_Hunt3r) saw that Supercell’s new game just got launched so he installed it on his iPad. We played all day and I always wanted to play the next game but it was his iPad so I didn’t get to play that much. I couldn’t download it yet because it had only launched for iOS. A month or so after that day, it got released for Android and I installed it immediately, I’ve been playing everyday since that.

What’s your favorite part of Clash Royale?That every game is different and that there’s so many different cards/decks, the CR community, the friends and experiences I’ve had from it.

How do you practice?I practiced at least 3 hours every single day for at least a year and a half with players that were better than me, I also played in all leagues that I could find to learn to handle pressure and become better.

What is your advice to an aspiring pro?Never give up, if you’re dedicated, you will become a Pro. Keep on playing, notice your mistakes, think of how you could change those mistakes and have a good balance between having fun/trying to improve.

What are your Clash Royale goals for the future?To win everything that I can play in both individually and with my team, go to a live event, get to meet some of those friends whom I’ve been talking with for so long and hopefully win it!

What other games do you play? I play Rules Of Survival (Battle Royale Game), and Fortnite on my brother's PC. ​

What pro player from Vanguard do you look up to?OneHive_Hunt3r, and Rainbow, mainly because they are both so viable and can adapt to a new meta very fast. Both can also play every single archetype solid.

What’s your favorite food? I really don't have a favorite. I'm open to many foods, but of course, I love pizza.

If I was stuck on a deserted island and could only take one thing, I would take… A knife, you can do so many things with a knife to help with your survival.

What's the first app you used this morning? Usually it's discord, always get on there first to see what happened while I was asleep.

What's your all time favorite deck?Lavaloon, I've been playing it for 2 years and it will always be my favorite. Of course, my deck was way different back then, since lavaloon didn't become meta until a few months passed.

Tell us about your notable achievements.Some of my most notable achievements are: 1st place Modern League Season 2, semifinalist in RAL, surpassing 6k trophies, winning Sunday Cup Singles July Edition, and more. For sure, I will have many more achievements to come.

How long have you played Clash Royale?I've been playing since global launch. Before, I was a Clash of Clans player and I saw that a new game "Clash Royale" was officially released. I was very interested in that game and switched over.

What’s your favorite part of Clash Royale?My favorite part is the emotes, especially the new ones. Being able to spam them at your opponents and laugh it off is what makes me enjoy the game.

If you could add a card to Clash Royale, what would it be? An idea I would look forward to is the stun spell, which is a spell that stuns troops in the radius for a decent amount of time, enough time for them to be taken out. Also it would deal damage to the troops stunned over time. Almost like a freeze and a poison spell combined.

What is your advice to an aspiring pro?Practice, practice, practice. You won't get better just standing there and waiting. Try to be more flexible in archetypes you're weaker in and find a good partner/group to practice with, also get yourself involved in tournaments and competitions.

What are your Clash Royale goals for the future?In the future, I'd like to have more notable achievements by winning more competitions, etc. Also I hope to push higher and higher in ladder until I reach my peak.

What other games do you play? ​Fortnite, Brawl Stars, Rainbow Six, and more.

What pro player from Vanguard do you look up to?thekid, he's a fantastic player who should be on a CRL team already.

If you had a superpower what would it be? It would be the power to be able to change my negative gems back to positive gems without spending any money.

If I was stuck on a deserted island and could only take one thing, I would take… A full cruise ship, so I could relax on the beach as long as I want and when I get bored, the cruise ship would take me back to home. Perfect!

What's the first app you used this morning? ​Discord. Order is always the same: 1. Discord 2. Clash Royale 3. Twitter

​Tell us about your notable achievements.I think my ladder success is one of my most notable achievements and people may know me best from there. I have multiple top 200 finishes and my personal best is 6446 trophies with my not-maxed account.

Playing on Finland's national team in MGL Worlds, CR Nations Cup and World Royale League is also a thing I'm proud of. And of course, being a pro player in Vanguard EU and Evolution matters to me a lot and that definitely is my biggest achievement so far.

How long have you played Clash Royale?I started Clash Royale in March 2016 after my friend downloaded and played it for a while, so he recommended it to me. I had played Clash of Clans a lot and I've always liked Supercell's games, so I thought "why not?". It was love at first sight, and since then I've been playing Clash Royale regularly.

What’s your favorite part of Clash Royale?The combination of skill, strategy and luck is very intriguing and addictive to me.

How do you practice? How did you go from semi pro to pro?I practice with Vanguard EU of course and with Team Finland. Themes of these practices differs a lot and we have great players and managers who keep practices. Besides that, I practice at my own by playing in pro brackets, friendly battles, testing new decks, and asking opinions about my matches.

My way to pro was simple. I messaged one of the managers via Twitter and asked if Vanguard wanted to try me out. He agreed and I was able to pass the tryouts. I guess this is not a general route to the team, so I'm very glad that I was given that chance!

What is your advice to an aspiring pro?Identify your strengths and keep developing them. You shouldn't forget your weaknesses, but I think its better that you focus your skill on multiple areas, rather than being average at everything. Analyze your matches by watching replays and identify your mistakes and what could you do better next time. Don't stress too much and at the end of the day, enjoy the game!

What are your Clash Royale goals for the future?I want to succeed with my team and continue to develop myself as a Clash Royale Pro.

What pro player from Vanguard do you look up to?RainBow, he is so diverse with his gameplay and he still makes very few mistakes.

A humble 28-year old with humble beginnings in the community is not just one way to describe Chavez, it is the only way to think of him. Though he is newer than Ny, he is a member who doesn’t boast about his work and success—he simply lives it, aiding Vanguard’s mission to help members do what they love for a living.

Chavez has always had respect for Vanguard and AD, our CEO and a close friend of his, so it is no surprise that he accepted the offer to join the management team. He is well aware of the effort that has been put in to bring Vanguard to where it is, and the effort that is needed to keep pushing it forward: “My main goal in Clash Royale is to help build the organization and I truly believe Vanguard is headed in a great direction.”

We know that Vanguard is a growing community—a growing success—and Chavez is grateful to be a part of it, a part of the united family we have in management and the camaraderie we have amongst our clans. New events, communication, and brackets bring Chavez and the community even closer together, as they do for every member, even myself. His favorite thing about the community is to see it grow: to see the new announcements, to see people improve.

​But Chavez’s involvement with Vanguard does not stop there. While aiding CR management he makes time to mentor and lead other players in Fortnite, another game which Vanguard is involved with. As the PC Team Lead, he loves talking to and mentoring other players, and I’m sure he’d enjoy meeting you guys.

Vanguard was formed 7 months ago to this day from four competitive teams: Rage eSports, Ragnarok, SOAW Team, and Team Impulse. Our goal/mission with the merge was always to serve a bigger purpose:

Our purpose: To give kids, players, and our managers a chance to do what they love for a living. Gaming has been beginning to become a cultural phenomenon all around the world as more and more people are beginning to tune into competitive esports tournaments/leagues/live events. As more and more people are tuning into events, more and more people are also using gaming/esports as a way to escape whats going on in their lives. Players sometimes use games as a way to stay out of trouble, feel apart of something, or even just to make friends.

“eSports has always been something bigger than just gaming for me. I have been blessed to live a fortunate live having a loving family, nice house, having readily access to food and water, so esports/gaming has always been a hobby for me, however from talking with several players, supporters in the esports scene I have quickly learned that this is not the case for everyone. This is what has motivated me to continue running, investing in, and trying to build Vanguard so that it can become something bigger. I came across a quote that has stuck with me that has always held a spot inside me, “ Work for a cause, not for applause. Live life to express, not to impress. - Unknown”. My goal for Vanguard is to eventually provide a place where players can do what they love for a living: doing esports competitively in a family like environment.” - AD, Vanguard CEO/Co-owner​

Good day all, I am very happy to announce that there is an official Vanguard Team band in the Supercell game Brawl Stars! At the moment, Brawl Stars is in soft launch, and is available on Android and iOS devices in the following countries: Canada, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Ireland, Hong Kong, Macao, Malaysia and Singapore. After recently launching on Android devices, Vanguard has been eyeing this opportunity and decided to create a band now that the game is more widely accessible. Brawl Stars is a game of teamwork, with 3v3 modes, a free for all mode, and even a boss mode!​I personally find this game incredibly interesting, and it is in my opinion very different from the other Supercell games. I played this game actively for a few months after soft launch, and led a band of my own (not affiliated with Vanguard) called Band of Bandits that was top 100 on the global leaderboards. After the band was purged, I quit the game and now that I have come back I am happy to say that the developers have listened to the community feedback and I am privileged to be the leader of the new Vanguard band.

I am happy to see the growth of the band over the recent days and am looking forward to seeing it continue to the leaderboards in the future! At the moment there are no requirements to join so if you are just starting out on Android you can still join! I'll see you in the clan!

​Vanguard Esports is proud to announce its inaugural league: Vanguard Cupwhich consists of 16 teams battling it out over a 500 dollar prize pool. The league will take place at the beginning of July and run until the end of August.

Reasons behind us creating the league are simple. We want to give teams a fun league that are they able to participate in, while also seeing if this is something we want to further explore.

We strongly believe in being transparent with our fans, supporters, and other teams. This is why we have taken the time to explain our selection process for the Vanguard Cup.

By July 5th (Last Day to Sign up), our board of advisors will be selecting 14 teams that we think will be able to bring the most exciting gameplay to the fans. The final two teams will be selected through a qualifer bracket that will take place on the July 7th/8th weekend. We ultimately decided to go this route because we are a firm believer in the grassroots movement and want to give not as well known teams a chance to compete with the best and make their mark in the scene.

After a long month, we’ve finally completed our search for our Fortnite roster. Today, we’re extremely excited to announce the additions of 'Zur' (C), 'vpVize', 'NBCY', and 'Bird' as the official players for our NA Xbox Team.

The VG Family Vanguard is an elite and growing eSports community, rooting from a group of friends who intended to establish competition in every domain they entered—a united family of average & professional players seeking one goal: to compete at the highest level. In Clash Royale, which is a game that only allows you to be a part of one clan, Vanguard creates a larger connection to other clans, to teams and people that will—and I guarantee it—help you improve your gameplay. It is a family of clans, and this connection, this friendship amongst players, keeps the game interesting for many players. Many causal players find themselves more involved in the community than the game itself. At the heart of organizing and regulating the clans is one of the managers, Ny, who I’ve had the luxury of interviewing myself. Most of us know of Ny, without every really getting to know him: his experience with merging clans, with leading, with talking to other players are only some of the experiences that he’s had. “Helping a new clan merge with the community is not an easy task, especially when you’re trying to bring over 300 players together” he says, showing how difficult it can be to appeal to everyone’s individual needs. But Ny has helped made a system for the process—to talk to the new members and leaders, and through his communication with the other founders, Vanguard has been able to find success. Ny himself is an average player, but he aims to become better as he invests his time to helping the community. Vanguard is a growing community, leaving a larger footprint now than it ever has before, and as it grows, Ny spends more time trying to run things smoothly. But even in the middle of his work, Ny finds time to sit back and enjoy the camaraderie: “I feel that we have successfully created a community for us to learn, laugh and compete with friends and players from all over the world. Some of the relationships that I've built through Vanguard can not be replaced and I'm positive there are many others in the community that can agree.” If you have questions about joining Vanguard, he’s the guy you should talk to—he’s the guy that I talk to still too 😉

In the biggest, oldest, and the most competitive league in clash royale, vanguard had an arduous task in front of them — qualify for the regular season. In an initial pool of over 200 European teams, only eight would move on to the round of 16, where they would get to prove their worth against the already established teams from seasons past.

In the tournament phase, we had our fair share of ups and downs. Reklaw stayed strong to secure a top 20 finish, while Bob the turtle lost ground, going from 3 to 53. In a stressful finish, Vanguard EU finished 15th overall, where the top 32 teams move on to the qualifiers.

Each of the 32 teams is subdivided into four groups, with eight in each group. The four groups are seeded into a double elimination gauntlet, where the top two teams move on to the round of 16. Vanguard had their fair share of tough competition, facing teams like x6tence, Mkers.

In the end, Vanguard came out victorious defeating Artic Academy and moving onto the Regular Season of RPL Season V.